Business Research Project: Staff Development in SOHO House

This research project investigates staff development strategies, focusing on primary and secondary research methodologies. The project utilizes questionnaires to gather primary data, employing a sample size of 30 respondents, and incorporates secondary data from various sources like books and articles. The research delves into data analysis using frequency tables and graphical representations to interpret the findings. Key themes explored include the understanding and importance of staff development, various approaches to employee development, the types of staff development suitable for SOHO House, and the impact of staff training on employee performance. The analysis highlights the significance of staff development in enhancing employee skills, creating a learning culture, and improving organizational productivity, with detailed interpretations of the research outcomes and recommendations for future development strategies. The project also addresses ethical considerations, cost factors, and the importance of access to information in conducting effective research.

RESEARCH PROJECT (PART 2)

Table of Contents
TASK 2.......................................................................................................................................................3
P3 Primary and secondary research using appropriate methods..............................................................3
P4 Analytical tools analyse research findings and data............................................................................5
TASK 3.....................................................................................................................................................12
P5 Communicate research outcomes for the intended audience............................................................12
TASK 4.....................................................................................................................................................15
P6 Reflect on the effectiveness of research methods applied for meeting objectives.............................15
P7. Alternative research methodology...................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................................16
RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................18

TASK 2
P3 Primary and secondary research using appropriate methods
There are various methods required for conducting the primary and secondary
investigation effectively (Anstey, 2017). Primary and secondary methods of data collection given
below:
Primary method- In collecting the information from primary information, there has been
questionnaire used because it is effective in gathering the first hand and information within less
period of time.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Q1) Do you have understanding about staff development?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) What is the importance of staff development in an organisation?
a) Enhance employee skills
b) Creates a learning culture
c) Employee retention
Q3) What are the different approaches of employee development at workplace?
a) Lateral move
b) Promotion
c) Job rotation
d) Interpersonal relationships
Q4) What are the different kinds of staff development SOHO house can be used?
a) Training
b) Coaching
c) Mentoring
Q5) According to your opinion, why staff training is necessary at workplace?
a) Address employee weaknesses
b) Compliant

c) Increase employee Confidence
d) Consistency
Q6) What is the impact of staff development on performance of SOHO HOUSE?
a) Enhance employee performance
b) Sustain employees
c) Increase organizational productivity
Q7) Does staff development improves performance as well as morale of staff members in
SOHO house?
a) Yes
b) No
Q8) What are the several challenges faced by SOHO HOUSE while developing staff at
work place?
a) Dealing With Change
b) Tracking Skills Application
c) Delivering Consistent Training
Q9) What are the ways by which staff development can be managed at workplace?
a) Offer opportunities for individual growth
b) Conduct frequent review meetings
c) Automate the review process
Q10) Recommend the methods of training to improve staff development.
Secondary method- For collection of secondary information, there are different sources
which required through an investigator such as books, articles, magazines and others. The
secondary method of data collection has been used in literature review part to provide the
detailed description of the research objectives (Brosinski, Riddell and Valdez, 2017).
Cost- To conduct the primary and secondary investigation, there is need of the sufficient
amount of cost that is £300. Cost is one of the necessary factors for arranging and managing the
resources for an instance internet, stationery, access to the secondary sources and others (Day
and Moore, 2018).

Access- In order to carried out the appropriate research, investigator uses the many both
from primary and secondary method. This is an obligation of an investigator to keep the
information confidential. Researcher assures that the information collected from the primary and
secondary sources should be accessed and also approved (Hunt, 2018).
Ethical consideration- There is some ethical principles which are necessary to be
followed at the time of conducting an investigation. The ethical principles which should be
considered such as informed consent, confidentiality, voluntary participation, do not harm the
participants and anonymity (McFarlane and et. al., 2016).
Sample size- For collection of data, there has been 30 sample sizes by using the random
sampling data. The main reason behind using this sampling method is that it provides the equal
chance to all the chosen respondents (Vorster and Quinn, 2017).
P4 Analytical tools analyse research findings and data
In order to analyse the research findings and data, content analysis is one of the effective
analytical tool that many applied for analysis the quantitative information regarding the specific
subject area. This tool used by investigator in develops themes on every question and analysis
within the limited period of time (Rowell, 2018). On the other hand, there are some steps which
should be used for analysis as well as integrating the quantitative data these are related to making
frequency table, presenting the graphs and also interpreting the information that collected
through primary data.
FREQUENCY TABLE
Q1) Do you have understanding about staff development? Frequency
a) Yes 28
b) No 2
Q2) What is the importance of staff development in an organisation? Frequency
a) Enhance employee skills 10
b) Creates a learning culture 10
c) Employee retention 10

Q3) What are the different approaches of employee development at
workplace?
Frequency
a) Lateral move 10
b) Promotion 10
c) Job rotation 7
d) Interpersonal relationships 3
Q4) What are the different kinds of staff development SOHO house
can be used?
Frequency
a) Training 10
b) Coaching 10
c) Mentoring 10
Q5) According to your opinion, why staff training is necessary at
workplace?
Frequency
a) Address employee weaknesses 10
b) Compliant 5
c) Increase employee Confidence 10
d) Consistency 5
Q6) What is the impact of staff development on performance of
SOHO HOUSE?
Frequency
a) Enhance employee performance 10
b) Sustain employees 10
c) Increase organizational productivity 10
Q7) Does staff development improves performance as well as morale
of staff members in SOHO house?
Frequency
a) Yes 16
b) No 14
Q8) What are the several challenges faced by SOHO HOUSE
while developing staff at work place?
Frequency
a) Dealing With Change 12
b) Tracking Skills Application 8

c) Delivering Consistent Training 10
Q9) What are the ways by which staff development can be
managed at workplace?
Frequency
a) Offer opportunities for individual growth 10
b) Conduct frequent review meetings 10
c) Automate the review process 10
Q1) Do you have understanding about staff development? Frequency
a) Yes 28
b) No 2
a) Yes b) No
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
28
2
Q2) What is the importance of staff development in an organisation? Frequency
a) Enhance employee skills 10
b) Creates a learning culture 10
c) Employee retention 10

a) Enhance employee
skills b) Creates a learning
culture c) Employee retention
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 10 10
Q3) What are the different approaches of employee development at
workplace?
Frequency
a) Lateral move 10
b) Promotion 10
c) Job rotation 7
d) Interpersonal relationships 3
a) Lateral move b) Promotion c) Job rotation d) Interpersonal
relationships
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Q4) What are the different kinds of staff development SOHO house can
be used?
Frequency
a) Training 10

b) Coaching 10
c) Mentoring 10
a) Training b) Coaching c) Mentoring
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 10 10
Q5) According to your opinion, why staff training is necessary at
workplace?
Frequency
a) Address employee weaknesses 10
b) Compliant 5
c) Increase employee Confidence 10
d) Consistency 5

a) Address employee
weaknesses b) Compliant c) Increase employee
Confidence
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
5
10
Q6) What is the impact of staff development on performance of
SOHO HOUSE?
Frequency
a) Enhance employee performance 10
b) Sustain employees 10
c) Increase organizational productivity 10
a) Enhance employee
performance b) Sustain employees c) Increase
organizational
productivity
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 10 10
Q7) Does staff development improves performance as well as morale of
staff members in SOHO house?
Frequency
a) Yes 16

b) No 14
a) Yes b) No
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
16
14
Q8) What are the several challenges faced by SOHO HOUSE while
developing staff at work place?
Frequency
a) Dealing With Change 12
b) Tracking Skills Application 8
c) Delivering Consistent Training 10
a) Dealing With
Change b) Tracking Skills
Application c) Delivering
Consistent Training
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
12
8
10
Q9) What are the ways by which staff development can be
managed at workplace?
Frequency

a) Offer opportunities for individual growth 10
b) Conduct frequent review meetings 10
c) Automate the review process 10
a) Offer opportunities
for individual growth b) Conduct frequent
review meetings c) Automate the review
process
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 10 10
TASK 3
P5 Communicate research outcomes for the intended audience
THEME 1: Understanding about staff development
Interpretation: On the basis of 28 respondents that they have understanding about the staff
development. According to them staff development is related to process through which
knowledge and skills of staff members enhanced in direction to take advantage to their role at
workplace. Staff development is also helpful in improving effectiveness as well as efficiency of
employee and Organisation. On the basis of 2 remaining respondents they do not have
understanding about the staff development.
THEME 2: Importance of staff development in an organisation
Interpretation: The above mentioned graph stated about the importance of staff development at
workplace. On the basis of 10 respondents that staff development is helpful in increasing the
skills of employee and workplace so that they can able to perform in a better manner and also
focus on attaining the set objective. According to opinion of 10 respondents that staff